Jump to content

  • IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING

    The Demonland Terms of Service, which you have all recently agreed to, strictly prohibit discussions of ongoing legal matters, whether criminal or civil. Please ensure that all discussions on this forum remain focused solely on on-field & football related topics.


Recommended Posts

Posted
1 minute ago, demonstone said:

Papley's not that special!  I think people are vastly over rating him.

I disagree. He's hard as nails, fast, tackles, never fumbles, good kick inside 50, and kick goals. Plus he's under 24. A poor mans brent harvey for mine. 

  • Like 4

Posted
6 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

How about a potato cake?

Crab stick even? (An aside but who eats crab sticks, they are disgusting but my wife could eat 10 in a sitting if I didn’t shame her so badly (not that there is anything wrong in publicly shaming my wife for her food choices)).

  • Haha 3
Posted
1 hour ago, stevethemanjordan said:

We're in the best position possible going into last day of trade period.

Two extremely valuable picks are on the table if the right offer pops up.

We'll be sitting back, cross-legged with cigar in mouth knowing that if nothing comes up, we go to the draft with two top 10 picks a year after making a prelim. 

Added to that is the fact that we've addressed a problem area with the additions of Langdon and to a lesser extent Tomlinson. No longer will we have to play inside midfielders on a wing. 

And this is all without mentioning the fact that we have a pre-season with Burgess coming up. One of the most highly respected fitness coaches around.

I'm putting a cheeky $20 on us for top 4 next year.

Dees.

This kind of optimism had no place in demonland. Are you a new supporter? ?

  • Like 1
  • Haha 4
Posted

Picked up Tomlinson and Langdon to fix our wing issues. Pick Green at 3 in the draft, force GWS to match bid which will leave us able to get 2 of Young, Ash, Sarong, Stevens or Kemp.

  • Like 1
Posted
2 hours ago, stevethemanjordan said:

We're in the best position possible going into last day of trade period.

Two extremely valuable picks are on the table if the right offer pops up.

We'll be sitting back, cross-legged with cigar in mouth knowing that if nothing comes up, we go to the draft with two top 10 picks a year after making a prelim. 

Added to that is the fact that we've addressed a problem area with the additions of Langdon and to a lesser extent Tomlinson. No longer will we have to play inside midfielders on a wing. 

And this is all without mentioning the fact that we have a pre-season with Burgess coming up. One of the most highly respected fitness coaches around.

I'm putting a cheeky $20 on us for top 4 next year.

Dees.

Only top 4? Where's your faith? Chuck a gremlin on us for the flag.

  • Like 2
Posted

What about this from left field.

Offer Swans 8 for Papley and Tom McCartin.

That gets Daniher done. 5 & 8.

We then do 3 to GWS and get 6 and someone like Caldwell.

GWS get Green and whoever they want at 3 .

We fix small forward problem with Papley, key forward problem with McCartin and add pace/skill with Caldwell plus another good player with 6.

Well I can dream can't I?

 

  • Like 5
  • Love 1
  • Haha 1
Posted
1 hour ago, Males said:

Picked up Tomlinson and Langdon to fix our wing issues. Pick Green at 3 in the draft, force GWS to match bid which will leave us able to get 2 of Young, Ash, Sarong, Stevens or Kemp.

Only pick Green with 3 if he's worth pick 3. They may let him pass, with the knowledge that the rank of available draftees moves up a spot. 

However, if they do match a bid at 3 they'll use up pick 6, which means 8 moves up a spot.

Posted
1 hour ago, Bates Mate said:

This kind of optimism had no place in demonland. Are you a new supporter? ?

Someone has definately hacked Steve's account BM.

  • Haha 1
Posted

I note the Hawks have traded in 3 former number 1 draft picks in the last 3 years, all of whom have allegedly been injured and all have come extremely cheaply.

  • Like 6
Posted

Herald Sun reporter Jon Ralph told Fox Footy’s Trading Day that list managers had flagged to “watch this space in the next 24 hours” regarding Melbourne. 

https://coupler.foxsports.com.au/api/v1/article/amp/afl/afl-trade-news-rumours-whispers-tom-papley-melbourne-pick-swap-with-north-melbourne-leigh-montagna/news-story/9ab0d7acc3ca1acdd6acff618656bff0?__twitter_impression=true

  • Love 1
Posted

Very left field Bombshell; 

But I hear a whisper of secret dealings in the background.

Pick 3 & 2020 2nd round pick (Hawks) to GWS for Pick 6 and Whitfield (gives GWS salary cap space).

Angus Brayshaw (allows us to help pay for Whitfield & Papley) to Freo for Pick 10.

Pick 8 to Sydney for Papley.

OUT - Pick 3, Brayshaw and 2020 2nd rounder.

IN - Picks 6, 10, Whitfield & Papley.

Demons serious 2020 Premiership contender!

  • Haha 4
Posted
8 minutes ago, Dee tention said:

Very left field Bombshell; 

But I hear a whisper of secret dealings in the background.

Pick 3 & 2020 2nd round pick (Hawks) to GWS for Pick 6 and Whitfield (gives GWS salary cap space).

Angus Brayshaw (allows us to help pay for Whitfield & Papley) to Freo for Pick 10.

Pick 8 to Sydney for Papley.

OUT - Pick 3, Brayshaw and 2020 2nd rounder.

IN - Picks 6, 10, Whitfield & Papley.

Demons serious 2020 Premiership contender!

Where the [censored] do I sign? ?

Dreaming!

  • Haha 2
Posted
3 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

I'd rather Martin than Papley.

But the idea of going to the draft with 3 + 8 gets me thoroughly aroused... 

No way! 

Papley has Martin covered.

  • Like 3
Posted
48 minutes ago, Redleg said:

What about this from left field.

Offer Swans 8 for Papley and Tom McCartin.

That gets Daniher done. 5 & 8.

We then do 3 to GWS and get 6 and someone like Caldwell.

GWS get Green and whoever they want at 3 .

We fix small forward problem with Papley, key forward problem with McCartin and add pace/skill with Caldwell plus another good player with 6.

Well I can dream can't I?

 

Sydney love McCartin and have him pegged either up forward or down back for the next decade. Will take a lot more than pick 8 for Papley and him.

Posted
19 minutes ago, Dee tention said:

Very left field Bombshell; 

But I hear a whisper of secret dealings in the background.

Pick 3 & 2020 2nd round pick (Hawks) to GWS for Pick 6 and Whitfield (gives GWS salary cap space).

Angus Brayshaw (allows us to help pay for Whitfield & Papley) to Freo for Pick 10.

Pick 8 to Sydney for Papley.

OUT - Pick 3, Brayshaw and 2020 2nd rounder.

IN - Picks 6, 10, Whitfield & Papley.

Demons serious 2020 Premiership contender!

If this was even a remote possibility, which it’s not, I’d go help Angus pack. 

  • Haha 4
Posted
19 minutes ago, Dee tention said:

Very left field Bombshell; 

But I hear a whisper of secret dealings in the background.

Pick 3 & 2020 2nd round pick (Hawks) to GWS for Pick 6 and Whitfield (gives GWS salary cap space).

Angus Brayshaw (allows us to help pay for Whitfield & Papley) to Freo for Pick 10.

Pick 8 to Sydney for Papley.

OUT - Pick 3, Brayshaw and 2020 2nd rounder.

IN - Picks 6, 10, Whitfield & Papley.

Demons serious 2020 Premiership contender!

Yeah well we can't trade any other 2020 picks now we've traded our 1st rounder so you stumbled at the first hurdle.  More detention for you.

  • Like 1
  • Haha 3
Posted
7 minutes ago, Jaded said:

Where the [censored] do I sign? ?

Dreaming!

Anything is possible! But yes I am probably dreaming. ?

Whitfield had a very poor Grand Final playing wounded. He declared himself only 50-60% fit after the game. Quite selfish I think!

If I were GWS I would trade him. There going to have a Pick 3 & Tom Green (Top 5 rates) come in this year! 

Whitfield allows the Dees to mix up the wing and midfield positions. And we get that elite kick we are after...

  • Like 1
Posted
2 minutes ago, Fifty-5 said:

Yeah well we can't trade any other 2020 picks now we've traded our 1st rounder so you stumbled at the first hurdle.  More detention for you.

Can we only trade one 2020 Pick?

Posted
3 minutes ago, Dee tention said:

Can we only trade one 2020 Pick?

If you trade your future first rounder you have to retain picks in the other rounds (we currently hold Hawks 2020 2nd round).

You can trade any or all of future 2nd round on, as long as you retain a 1st round.

This is to stop desperate clubs selling the future farm.

  • Like 1
Posted
4 hours ago, Choko said:

All I can say is, we better not be planning a big name trade, we better have it sorted ALREADY. If we don't use picks 3 and/or 8, or pick 8 in some combo to secure a needed gun, that has to be the stupidest trade of all time.  One first rounder for a first, second and third rounder. FFS.

I reckon it would be awesome for us to trade pick 3 for a second round pick and proclaim it is a sign that we will take risks and resort to unconventional means to improve. 

  • Haha 1
Posted
17 minutes ago, olisik said:

Hope we offer Pick 3 for a Papley and 9. Help Sydney get Daniher.

Sydney don't have 9.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Demonland Forums  

  • Match Previews, Reports & Articles  

    TRAINING: Monday 17th February 2025

    Demonland Trackwatchers were on hand at Monday morning's preseason training at Gosch's Paddock to bring you their brief observations of the session. HARVEY WALLBANGER'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Gentle flush session at Gosch's this morning. Absent: May, Pickett (All Stars) McVee, McAdam. Rehabbing: Great to see Kentfield back (much slimmer), walking with Tholstrup, TMac (suspect just a management thing), Viney (still being cautious with that rib cartilage?), Melksham (

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    MATCH SIM: Friday 14th February 2025

    A couple of Demonland Trackwatchers made their way out to Casey Field's for the Melbourne Football Club's Family Series day to bring you their observations on the Match Simulation. HARVEY WALLBANGER'S MATCH SIMULATION OBSERVATIONS Absent: May, Pickett (All Stars), McVee, Windor, Kentfield, Mentha Present but not playing: Petracca, Viney, Spargo, Tholstrup, Melksham Starting Blue 18 (+ just 2 interchange): B: Petty, TMac, Lever, Howes, Bowey Salem M: Gawn, Oliver, La

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    TRAINING: Wednesday 12th February 2025

    Demonland Trackwatchers braved the scorching morning heat to bring you the following observations of Wednesday's preseason training session from Gosch's Paddock. HARVEY WALLBANGER'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Absent: Salem, Windsor (word is a foot rash going around), Viney, Bowey and Kentfield Train ons: Roy George, no Culley today. Firstly the bad news - McVee went down late, which does look like a bad hammy - towards the end of match sim, as he kicked the ball. Had to

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    MATCH SIM: Friday 7th February 2025

    Demonland Trackwatcher Gator ventured down the freeway to bring you his observations from Friday morning's Match Simulation out at Casey Fields. Rehab: Jake Lever and Charlie Spargo running laps.  Lever was running short distances at a fast click as well as having kick to kick with a trainer. He seems unimpeded. Christian Petracca, Kade Chandler, Shane McAdam and Tom Fullarton doing non-contact kicking and handball drills on the adjacent oval.  All moving freely at pace.  I didn’

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 2

    TRAINING: Wednesday 5th February 2025

    Demonland Trackwatchers were out in force as the Demons returned to Gosch's Paddock for preseason training on Wednesday morning. GHOSTWRITER'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Kozzie a no show. Tommy Sparrow was here last week in civvies and wearing sunnies. He didn’t train. Today he’s training but he’s wearing goggles so he’s likely got an eye injury. There’s a drill where Selwyn literally lies on top of Tracc, a trainer dribbles the ball towards them and Tracc has to g

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports

    THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS: 2024

    Whichever way you look at it, the Melbourne Football Club’s 2024 season can only be characterized as the year of its fall from grace. Whispering Jack looks back at the season from hell that was. After its 2021 benchmark premiership triumph, the men’s team still managed top four finishes in the next two seasons but straight sets finals losses consigned them to sixth place in both years. The big fall came in 2024 with a collapse into the bottom six and a 14th placing. At Casey, the 2022 VFL p

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Special Features

    MATCH SIM: Friday 31st January 2025

    Veteran Demonland Trackwatcher Picket Fence ventured down to Casey Fields to bring you his observations from Friday's Match Simulation. Greetings Demonlanders, beautiful Day at training and the boys were hard at it, here is my report. NO SHOWS: Luker Kentfield (recovering from pneumonia in WA), also not sure I noticed Melky (Hamstring) or Will Verrall?? MODIFIED DUTIES (No Contact): Sparrow, McVee (foot), Tracc (ribs), Chandler, (AC Joint), Fullarton Noticeable events (I’ll s

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 2

    TRAINING: Wednesday 29th January 2025

    A number of Demonland Trackwatchers swooped on Gosch's Paddock to bring you their observations from this morning's Preseason Training Session. DEMON JACK'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS Beautiful morning at Gosch's Paddock. Very healthy crowd so far.  REHAB: Fullerton, Spargo, Tholstrup, McVee Viney running laps. EDIT: JV looks to be back with the main group. Trac, Sparrow, Chandler and Verrell also training away from the main group. Currently kicking to each other ins

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports 1

    TRAINING: Wednesday 22nd January 2025

    Demonland Trackwatchers were out in force for training at Gosch's Paddock on Wednesday morning for the MFC's School Holidays Open Training Session. DEMONLAND'S PRESEASON TRAINING OBSERVATIONS REHAB: TMac, Chandler, McVee, Tholstrup, Brown, Spargo Brown might have passed his fitness test as he’s back out with the main group.  Sparrow not present. Kozzy not present either.  Mini Rehab group has broken off from the match sim (contact) group: Max, Trac, Lever, Fullarton

    Demonland
    Demonland |
    Training Reports
  • Tell a friend

    Love Demonland? Tell a friend!

×
×
  • Create New...